The Desert

by: Cole Soave, Ashley Sampson, William fancy son Grady

Introduction

  • The Mojave desert in the summer, June through September is very hot and mostly dry, the average day time highs of 94-104 degrees farenhight and night time lows of 69-78 degrees. The winter daytime temperature is about 60 degrees and the nighttime is about 40 degrees.

  • Identify the abiotic factors in your location and explain how they are related to the biotic organisms found in your biome

Mojave desert

The Mojave desert is located near the city Las Vegas.
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Food Web

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Ecosystem Disruption ; Problems with the ecosytem



Mojave Desert:

Disturbances in the Mojave Desert include solar thermal power plants being built on already-disturbed lands.

1. What are some of the different individual problems these power plants are bringing?




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6. Citations and References